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Coronavirus - the new strain XIX

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gavreid said:
More of the Whitty speech

  • He said that after five years he thought vaccines would be available that could “hold the line” against a range of variants. He said:
In terms of the medium to longer term, if I look five years out, I would expect us to have polyvalent vaccines which will hold the line to a very large degree against even new variants as they come in, and an ability to respond with vaccination to new variants.

  • But he said until then new vaccination programmes might be needed. He said:
But the period over the next two or three years, I think new variants may will lead to us having to re-vaccinate or consider at least boosting vaccination as they come through.

We have to just be aware that Covid has not thrown its last surprise at us and there will be there will be several more over the next period.


https://www.theguardian.com/politic...08bfe0ccb149a0#block-60cb52b68f08bfe0ccb149a0
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This is very disturbing. We all know that a forecast of five years means "don't hold your breath." We're going to have to find a way of managing these variants until a general vaccine is developed because something tells me not to hold my breath until the world is vaccinated either. And global capitalism needs free travel.

We'll be out of Greek letters in no time. Should we be worried about the Moscow variant? μ.
 
With the football yesterday, and what happened in London, the data from Scotland and UK in a few weeks time will be rather telling.
I hope it all remains as now, or better, and if so, proves that CV is over. (Tongue in cheek removed)
How on earth other events can be told to not go ahead now?
 
gavreid said:
The EU seems to have lost its legal battle with AZ

https://www.theguardian.com/world/l...08f35298755b68#block-60cc90d88f08f35298755b68

Here's the EU spin but how ever which you look at it's not the 300 m doses they were after

https://www.theguardian.com/world/l...0812e6253f65fa#block-60cc9c6e8f0812e6253f65fa
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Perhaps they should have had the foresight like the UK Government to order ahead of time. But I suppose when you have a lumbering collection of states like the EU nothing is going to be agreed quickly, too may agendas for each state.
 
flatpopely said:
Perhaps they should have had the foresight like the UK Government to order ahead of time. But I suppose when you have a lumbering collection of states like the EU nothing is going to be agreed quickly, too may agendas for each state.
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AZ overstretched themselves - the way I read it, the judge seems to have given them some extra time but the fines will kick in if they fail to deliver. They will be expected to supply from UK stock. The EU is catching up quickly

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...-covid-vaccine-rollout-is-catching-up-with-uk
 
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